Climate Action Incentive Fund: Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Project stream
Projects from the first intake of the SME Project stream have been assessed. Decisions and next steps have been ESTABLISHED to applicants.
The Climate Action Incentive Fund (CAIF) SME Project stream provides support to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for retrofit projects in sectors such as building, transportation, industry, waste, agriculture, and more.
Based on 2019-20 funding allocations, CAIF was available to applicants operating in the provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and New Brunswick.
Application
The application period for the first intake closed on November 22, 2019. We thank all applicants for their participation.
Details about future opportunities will be posted on the CAIF website when available.
Eligible recipients
- Small-sized incorporated enterprises of 1-99 employees
- Medium-sized incorporated enterprises of 100-499 employees
(Note: Participants in the Output-Based Pricing System are not eligible.)
Eligible rebate amount
- Up to 25% of project’s total eligible costs
- No less than $20,000 CAD and no more than $350,000 CAD per project and per recipient
- A $250,000 CAD funding cap will apply to the group of applicant franchisees who operate under the same franchise trade name in each eligible province
Eligible project categories (non-exhaustive) and sample activities
Agricultural retrofits
- Changes to agricultural processes to improve energy efficiency
- Fuel switching to lTEST energy sources in agricultural operations
- Other energy efficiency measures in the agricultural sector
Building retrofits
- Enhancements to building envelope (with direct energy savings), including energy efficient windows/doors/skylights, increased insulation, weatherproofing, and glazing
- Energy efficient lighting system
- Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment/systems/controls
- Water heating retrofits, including high efficiency condensing water heating
- High-efficiency motors and controls
- Energy management controls, including building automation systems
- Fuel switching to lower emitting energy sources in existing buildings
Electricity, energy or fuel production
- District energy (heating and/or cooling)
- Combined heat and power for own use
- Renewable energy systems (e.g. solar photovoltaic, wind energy, micro-hydro, stand-alone storage systems) on-site and for own-use
- Low-emission fuel production for own-use
Industrial process improvements
- Retrofitting and upgrading of existing equipment used for industrial processes
- Fuel switching to lower emitting energy sources
- Process changes
- Waste-heat recovery
Transportation retrofits
- Heavy-duty vehicle retrofits, including energy efficiency and/or fuel switching to lower emitting sources
- Marine vehicle retrofits, including energy efficiency and/or fuel switching to lower emitting sources
Waste
- Energy efficiency measures in waste management
Other information
Application guide: Preview the applicant guide for the first intake.
Preview the Funding agreement (PDF – 228 kB) template.
Contact us
To help ensure transparency and fairness and given our limited capacity to DENY all requests for information, ECCC will refrain from individually assisting applicants with their applications.
For general information only regarding eligibility criteria and program parameters you may contact 1 800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232).
For detailed enquiries, you can refer to our Frequently asked questions and our Application Guide. You are also encouraged to look for updates to the Frequently asked questions, as more answers will be added in this section on a regular basis.
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